Astheno Teratospermia to Normospermia in 3 months (Natural conception after 2 failed IVF's)

Written by Dr. Samarth Rao

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Sperm Problems

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Men are equally responsible to make babies and so they do account for 50% of infertility problems. But the frustration and sadness take over a man when the couple failed to have a child. It’s no less than a judgment on his masculinity if goes to a doctor for infertility. Number of visits to the doctors keeps increasing but they do not get results.
Male infertility is a hidden problem among Indian men and it is on increasing.  Many men are suffering with infertility than ever before but they do not talk about it. The silent shame of it is eating the men away at their very being. The following success story is of a young couple with 2 failed IVF's. Men had severely low motility and other health issues which were successfully treated by Dr. Samarth Rao. Men are equally responsible to make babies and so they do account for 50% of infertility problems. But..

But, the whole social thing and responsibility falls on women only. And men say- ‘go get your things check, I am all well.’ Experts say- , “One of the key differences between men and women is women have a monthly feedback cycle,” says Smith. “Men have no such cycle and only find out if they have an issue when they can’t conceive.”
I see many men accompanying their wife to my clinic for infertility issues, and they keep silent on their reports. They just show me a semen analysis report which says- normospermia. And then all the focus goes to women. ‘doctors, here is my report, I guess my reports are all good. All the numbers are within limits. But we have a failed IUI 4 times and recently had failed IVF. Doctor said that my wife’s egg quality is not good and doctors want to try again for IVF after two months, said a patient who visited me 4-5 months back. Do we call this ignorance? With just one report, we secure our side as safe and healthy.
Those so called normal semen analysis reports come form a laboratory where it is done manually under a microscope. We prefer advanced semen analysis (ASA) report along with other tests and ultrasounds. Moreover, our Ayurvedic diagnosis is a best method to assess any case. I see around 10-20 male infertility cases on a daily basis.  Here is a story- 
It was October 2019, a middle-aged couple walked into my practice with their huge folder of reports. The couple looked in despair and drained out. They sat in front of me and pushed this report folder towards me with a question mark on their face. This couple was referred by another couple close friend of theirs who took treatment from me to conceive their first child. It was the couples first time to visit an Ayurvedic doctor. They had already failed two attempts off IVF just a year ago.
Upon looking at this automated semen analysis report of Arun (name changed), I noticed that his total sperm motility was just 16% [normal reference for total motility is greater or equal to 40%], his progressive motility was 8% [normal reference is greater or equal to 32%], total normal morphology of the sperm was 3% [reference is greater or equal to 4%]. The scrotal Doppler ultrasound report stated that there was a small right Epididydimal cyst.
 Arun was initially advised to undergo a process called Virechana (one of the Panchakarmas) - a 5-21 days process to detox his body. The medicines used for correcting low sperm motility and morphology has Gold as one of the key ingredients. For these medicines to be absorbed properly in the gut, a proper detox needs to be carried out of the body.
 After the detox, Arun was given the combination of medicines to consume daily twice and these medicines had to be refilled once every 15 days.  Treatment was asked to be continued for the full duration of spermatogenesis i.e 72 through 120 days. He was also advised to undergo a process called Basti therapy of one sitting every once a week for 10 weeks continuously.
 The couple were also counselled on the process of naturally conceiving and specific diets advised to improve their fertility. The woman was referred to a female specialist to be checked to rule out any problem from her end.
 In the month of February 2020, exactly after four months of treatment, the couple came to me with a smile on their face that they had seen a positive urine pregnancy test. Immediately Arun's wife was asked to undergo a pregnancy blood test, which also indicated that she was pregnant (increased Beta HCG). There was a conceivable happiness on the couples face and there was continuous joy with a tickling laughter which went on for many minutes in my consultation room. The couple had finally achieved a pregnancy after five years of marriage, after two failed IVFs and and a four month Ayurvedic treatment to improve sperm motility and morphology.
Arun was asked to undergo a repeat automated semen analysis. His sperm concentration had increased from 30 million/ml to 86 million/ml. His sperm motility had increased from 16% to 45%, his progressive motility had increased from 8% to 32% and sperm morphology had increased from 3% to 7%. His wife is currently taking Ayurvedic month wise pregnancy care so that she delivers a very healthy child.

Patient's reports- before and after the treatment 

Parameters	Before Treatment	After treatment
Sperm Count	35.1 million/ml	86.5 million/ml​
Motility (PR+NP)	16%	45%
Morphology	3%	7%
Sperm Motility Index	26	93

We maintain utmost confidentiality and privacy of our patients. 
From an Ayurvedic clinical perspective even if your reports are normal/abnormal, and you are facing difficulties in having a child, you need to talk to your Ayurvedic doctor. Ayurveda is a better system of medicines which can offer you much ore than any other system in male infertility.  Ayurveda has a separate branch for treating such disorders called as Vajikarnaa. Many herbs and formulations have been reported. 
Namaskara, 
Vaidya Samarth Rao